WorksheetsUnit 5: Imperialism & WWI
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following did the U.S. want to access with the Open Door Policy?
Cuba
Central and South America
China
The Philippines
Why did the Boxers in China start a rebellion?
As a strike against unfair working conditions.
To protest the passage of the Platt Amendment.
To protest the brutality of General Weyler, "The Butcher."
To protest against the influence of "foreign devils."
What was the Roosevelt Corollary?
An amendment which strengthened Dollar Diplomacy.
An amendment which strengthened the Monroe Doctrine.
A letter written by the U.S. secretary of state demanding that China remain equally open to trade with all imperialist powers.
A policy established in 1823 which discouraged European presence in the Western Hemisphere.
Which two future states did the U.S. acquire during its imperialist era in the late 1800s?
Maine and New Jersey
Alaska and Hawaii
Kansas and Nebraska
California and Utah
What is yellow journalism?
Journalists write to expose corruption in business and politics.
Journalists publish pro-Spanish stories to support the growth of imperialism worldwide.
Journalists write sensationalized, exaggerated stories.
Racist, paternalist writing that supports imperialism through the lens of the "White Man's Burden."
Which of the following was President Taft's replacement for Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy?
Big Stick Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
Paternalism
Which country's residents gained U.S. citizenship in 1917?
Hawaii
Cuba
The Philippines
Puerto Rico
Which of the following is NOT true about the Panama Canal?
It is a sea level canal.
Many French workers died of malaria or yellow fever attempting to build it.
The U.S. supported the Panama Revolution to gain control of the canal zone.
The acquisition of the canal zone is an example of Big Stick Diplomacy.
Which of the following was NOT a reason for U.S. imperialism?
A desire to strengthen the U.S. military
Access to new markets
A need for cheap labor
A desire to spread western culture and Christianity
Which event served as a trigger for the U.S. to declare war on Spain?
Armed revolt in Cuba
The overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani
The sinking of the USS Maine
The rise to power of General Weyler
This American president believed America should "speak softly, and carry a big stick."
Wilford Brimley
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
William Taft
What is the title of President Wilson's collection of ideas regarding the maintenance global peace after WWI?
The League of Nations
The Selective Service Act
The Fourteen Points
The Dog of War
What was the Great Migration?
Mass movement of Native Americans from the East to the West.
Mass movement of Black Americans from the East to the West.
Mass movement of Native Americans from the South to the North.
Mass movement of Black Americans from the South to the North.
What is a Victory Garden?
A garden built by the government to help the American citizens survive.
A garden built by the government to celebrate victory in WWI.
A garden built by civilians to conserve national food resources for the war effort.
A garden built by civilians to avoid having to eat government food.
How cute is this cat?
Very
I want to (affectionately) crush her
Cuter than I will ever be
So fluffy I'm gonna die
